Companies that find themselves with membership in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) now have clear guidelines for how they can get themselves removed from the program.
SVEP, which has been in effect since June 18, 2010, is intended to focus agency resources on employers that demonstrate indifference to their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act with willful, repeat or failure-to-abate violations.
In criteria published last week, OSHA said an employer may be considered for removal from the program by an OSHA Regional Administrator after: